The Spelling Bee is the only sport I watch on television. What, it's on ESPN!
I’ve never really been interested in sports. I’ve been this way since childhood, despite my mother enrolling me in every sports league imaginable (I didn’t score one point the entire season on my basketball team) and my father exhorting me to learn about professional sports to discuss in the workplace (I usually just nod and try my hardest not to look completely bored).
Watching sports is another challenge. I tried, buying season tickets to my university’s football team and attending a handful of basketball games at my sports-heavy school. But my friends could tell I was bored, sending me sarcastic “you look like you’re having fun” texts and noticing when I took their cues to cheer.
I always wanted to break that stereotype of girls not being interested in sports, just to break it — and to get boys to notice me, but I’ve accepted it.
Photo: NY Times
But! Female empowerment is my favorite thing, so I was excited to see this story about Cheyenne Woods, niece of Tiger, competing in an L.P.G.A event this week. I read about the female Woods when she started college and it’s great to hear about another female in sports. Especially a minority, despite any nepotism.
Congratulations, Cheyenne — even if I won’t be watching, I’ll definitely be reading about your success (the one activity I always could do)!
